Morningview Pond
3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Morningview Pond is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Apple Valley, MN. The route reaches Morningview Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Morningview Pond
3.4 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 953–1,068 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.71689, -93.25299
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Morningview Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Valley Lake Park Beach 3.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Valley Lake & Valley Lake Park Beach 4.9 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Crystal Lake & Crystal Lake West Beach 4.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Katie Pond 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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